Ross Campbell has graciously gone through all his old cassette tapes and found some of the original demo's and unreleased tracks and converted them to mp3 for me to include on this site. Thanks Ross. This is what he has to say about them:
"Ah memories!....
So as promised Richard, here are the digitised recordings. I've organised them by recording session, i.e. the songs that were recorded on those occasions, hence the reason for naming them mainly by the studio used. The order is not chronological - my memory is way too hazy for any accuracy there! (although session dates are noted on some cassette cover pics)
They are all digitised from my own cassette copies. I imported them and did not adjust them in any way, other than a little touch of brightness added overall. It's interesting listening back to different versions of tracks! There are two versions of the same song but named differently; "Can't Cloud My View" and "Don't Cloud My View". I don't recall that being deliberate?! Two versions of "Open Your Heart" - have you ever heard this song? - one which was called 'Change' on the sessions with The Quick. It wasn't until this week that I even remembered The Quick producing us! Jeez... Neither version made the album of course, though I like both, especially Alan's version although this is only a board mix and is almost entirely devoid of low end. I think his ears were shot! Similarly with "One Moment" and "Hand Jive" - two recordings each but neither on the album. In retrospect - way too fast and in too high a key for the girls, "Hand Jive" that is.
Glad too that I found the "Stay With Me" Bob Sergeant recordings, in particular the 12" one that I did with John Gallen. Thought that was lost!
You will be interested in the Post Buns folder, where things had become The Rutkowski Sisters. Jim was more involved in production as I recall, but essentially the same personal as SG. A change in direction here. Is 'Smile' an Alan McCusker Thomson song Louise? Sure sounds like one. How did you end up doing that?
I'm fairly certain that these recordings, together with all of those on the discography website site, make the complete recorded output of Sunset Gun. Anyway fellow buns, make a pot of tea, get a pack of biscuits and reminisce....
Ross x"
